New life, old bottles: The video

March 25, 2009

A five-minute primer on the promise and challenge of first-generation synthetic biology

As an addendum to the previous post on synthetic biology, the following interview from the Wilson Center provides a great overview of what synthetic biology is all about, and the potential challenges of ensuring its safe development and use:

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For more information, check out the Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

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